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NOS Week 1
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| science | the investigation and exploration of natural events and of the new information that results from those investigations |
| inference | a logical explanation of an observation that is drawn from prior knowledge or experience |
| observation | using one or more of your senses to gather information and take note of what occurs |
| hypothesis | possible explanation about an observation that can be tested by scientific investigation` |
| prediction | a statement of what will happen next in a sequence of events |
| technology | the practical use of scientific knowledge, especially for industrial or commercial use |
| scientific theory | an explanation of observations or events based on knowledge gained from many observations and investigations |
| scientific law | describes a pattern or an event in nature that is always true |
| critical thinking | comparing what you already know with the information you are given in order to decide whether you agree with it |
| description | a spoken or written summary of observations |
| explanation | an interpretation of observations |
| international system of units (SI) | an internationally accepted system for measurement |
| accuracy | a description of how close a measurement is to an accepted or true value |
| precision | a description of how similar or close measurements are to each other |
| significant digits | the number of digits in a measurement that are known with a certain degree of reliability |
| variable | any factor in an experiment that can have more than one value |
| dependent variable | the factor measured or observed during an experiment |
| independent variable | the factor that you want to test. changed by the investigation to observe how it affects a dependent variable |
| constants | are the factors in an experiment that remain the same |